New Delhi - A city in northern India has shattered the national heat record, registering a searing 51 degrees Celcius - the highest since records began- the weather office said on May 20. The new record in Phalodi, acity in the desert state of Rajasthan, comes as a heatwave sweeps the nation. it tops a previous record of 50.6 degrees Celcius set in 1956. "it was the hottest temperature ever recorded in the country; an official at India's Meteorological Department said.- AFP